Star Wars Twatters
What happens when Darth Vader gets on Twitter? “I feel a tremor in the Force. No, actually it was just my special lunch burrito. My bad.”
What happens when R2D2 gets on Twitter? *doot deet dedededededededede…*blork* *deet deet deet doot*
Oh jeez – shoot me now.
cheers Bear
If Atheists Ruled the World
We’ve posted the highly amusing Fundamentalists say the darndest things site before but if you’re too lazy to read then check out the video of If Atheists Ruled the World featuring rational people reading out comments from Fundamentalist/Creationist websites.
Family Guy
Last week’s Family Guy cracked me up – this one has the cast of Star Trek Next Generation. Patrick Stewart trying to get Stewie to say ‘Wil Wheaton‘ made me giggle a little too much.
Radiology Art
Radiology Art is a collection of CT scans of a bunch of toys and dolls – the Russian Dolls are particularly cool.
Freudian Slip Defined
Freudian Slip defined.
Stand By Me
Playing for Change is a collection of musicians and artists from all over the globe. The first fruits of their work is this version of Stand By Me created by taking recordings of musicians as the recording travelled over the world adding layers at each session. ‘Tis a thing of beauty.
The Wet Spot
Went to the ever excellent, best night out in Leeds again on Saturday – The Wet Spot is a burlesque/cabaret night that runs every 3 months or so. Swing/Jive/Rock and Roll music and some superb acts, this time including Frank Sanazi a Frank Sinatra/Hitler un-easy listening tribute(?) act who was surprisingly hilarious, if not very PC, Chris Cross a young but savvy comedian/contortionist and escapologist who I suspect will start to pop up on tv very soon and my favourite (as always,) Anna Fur Laxis who did a jaw-dropping new good/evil Bettie Page routine. Other acts included Scarlett Fever, Honey Lulu and local new girl ‘Nelly Plum’. Many thanks as always to our hostess with the mostess Ryvita Von Cheese – tickets are already on sale for the next one in June and they’re selling out quickly.
Cannonball in Mercury
Would a cannonball float in mercury? Apparently so. (That’s one heckuva lot of mercury!)
Amazon.com: girl scout cookies WTF
Interesting results on amazon for ‘girl scout cookies’. Outfits, speculums, wolf urine and Morgan Freeman’s Cook book?!?! It’s a scary world out there!
Little Red Riding Hood Re-imagined
Tomas Nilsson had a school project to reinterpret Little Red Riding Hood – He came up with the music video Slagsmålsklubben which is one of the best things I’ve seen all year.
Trulli Penalised – Hamilton Third
Just in case anyone else was watching the Grand Prix live at the weekend and hasn’t heard yet, Trulli was penalised for re-taking Hamilton after he spun in the final laps yesterday so now Hamilton was third meaning British teams in the top three and 2 out of the 3 drivers British too. Congratulations also to Sebastien Buemi for getting 2 points in his first ever race.
Container Living
I’ve always liked the idea of using shipping containers as living spaces so I was interested to see these twelve amazing shipping container houses. I’d certainly recommend checking out London’s Container City if you’re ever in the area.
cheers Kim
Box4Blox
This All-in-One Lego Sorter and Organizer is actually quite genius – simple and effective.
Zit and a Doodah
You have to hope that this poor lad doesn’t live in Nottinghamshire!
Cat Shit One
I’m currently recovering from virtual Gulf War Syndrome having spent 3 days completing Call of Duty – Modern Warfare and watching the excellent Generation Kill in breaks, so this trailer for Cat Shit One really hit the mark. So what we have is a CGI animated story following bunch of hard ass marine rabbits running havoc on Ripped fuel and laying waste to the bunny Haji. Really bad stuff going on down in this film – I really can’t wait to watch it.
Natural Selection
Well, I guess there is more than one way to do natural selection.
Where the Wild Things Are Trailer
Yay! Teh trailer’s out for ”’Spike Jonze””s version of Where the Wild Things Are. Can’t wait.
The Lloyds Bank Turd
I love coincidences. I happened to mention the Lloyds Bank coprolite aka the ‘Lloyds turd‘ today saying that it would have made an apt bankers mascot in the current climate and whilst searching for it, today’s Popbitch newsletter dropped into my inbox mentioning the very faeces in question!
Barnumville
Photographer Matt Hoyle was lucky enough to get some of the most interesting sideshow performers and characters still working in the industry to his NY Studio. Matt gave them a slightly vintage look of the 1940’s era when the so-called “Freak Shows” were popular forms of entertainment. Over three weeks he photographed 30 people including a giant, little people, a fat lady, sword swallowers, knife throwers, human blockheads, lobster clawed man, a serpent lady and more!
Which reminds me, I was stopped in the street the other day and asked if I was Jim Rose – that’s the second time in 3 months! I must change my facial hair – this is becoming silly – he’s a good 16 years older than me!
thanks Kim
Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music
We’ve posted an older version of Ishkur’s Guide to Electronic Music previously but it’s back and improved. If you want to be able to talk knowledgeably about Casiocore, Jpop, Darkwave, Symphonic Eurotrance or Rio Funk then this is your place.
cheers Steve
Horns of Horror
Do you want to watch stupid people getting exactly what they deserve? Well, here you go then.
Frank Zappa at 22
Wow, this is some cool footage, ”’Frank Zappa”’ on the ”’Steve Allen”’ show way back in 1963 playing a bicycle aged 22 (Frank, not the bike). It’s quite funny stuff, Steve Allen keeps trying to take the mickey but Frank gives as good as he gets. Parts 2, 3 & 4. If that’s not far out enough for you then have a bonus clip of Frank in one of my favourite movies Head which I recommend that everyone checks out.
Another Ill-Advised Logo
Yep, people never cease to amaze me with their dubious corporate logos – this time the phallus logo is for Monmouthshire Housing Association Ltd.
Modern Ventiloquists
There’s a good little video that’s been bouncing around the interwebs over the last few days of ”’Nina Conti”’ (that’s ”’Tom Conti””s daughter UK readers) doing her ventriloquist act from a few years ago but it did remind me how much I loved ”’David Strassman””s Ted E Bare – haven’t thought about Strassman for years but I instantly remembered the entire routine I first saw him do back in 1996.
Nemesis
Nemesis is a short film by Leonard Scarlow about an ordinary man trying to discover his hidden superpowers — because deep down inside of himself, he knows that he was meant to be a superhero. To try to find out what his superpower is, he advertises for an arch-enemy. It’s a really nice little movie and it’s licensed under a Creative Commons license.
thanks again Kim
Team Hoyt
OK, we’re normally a pretty sarcastic bunch at Prime Towers but sometimes even our hardened heartstrings can get tugged like other people’s. Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-son team who have run 60 marathons (25 of them the Boston Marathon), 6 Ironman Triathlons (composed of 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 116 mile bike ride and then a 26 mile maraton), and other races for a total of nearly 1000 events. Rick has cerebral palsy, so his dad pushes him in a wheelchair and pulls him in a raft through the water. Yes, it’s soppy crap but you can’t deny the dedication and tenacity of Team Hoyt
cheers Kim
Attack of the 60ft Phallus
Oh I know it’s highly immature but I did laugh at this guy’s attempt to stand out on Google Earth with a 60ft phallus.
A Delicious New Solar Cell from Doughnuts and Tea
I love this demonstration on how to make a solar cell from doughnuts and tea. Mmm, Doughnuts!
